triple acrostics

A form of triple acrostic — A poem whose stanzas, except the first three, are clues for words. The initial letters of these words, in order, form a word clued by the first stanza; the middle letters, the second stanza; and the final letters, the third stanza.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of triple acrostic
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